I have a rather unpopular opinion on why some musicians prefer an analog synth over a digital workstation. The first half of the reason is many musicians appreciate the nostalgic "feel" of playing vintage instruments and in addition, they love the added audio warmth that some claim cannot be digitally reproduced. I agree to some extent with this part, although I still use mostly soft synths and a Kurzweil workstation.

Now for the "unpopular" part. The other half of the reason I believe is mostly based on the snobbery. Some musicians feel that if you are not using solely analog synths that you are somehow making inferior music with your "digital toys". There was a trend a few years back of paying top dollar for vintage synths. If you are a synth collector or a multi millionaire, thats fine. But it is ridiculous to buy thousands of dollars worth of old gear just so you can say in the footnotes of the album, that your record was made using ONLY ANALOG gear.

Digital workstations and softsynths have come a long way in successfully reproducing the warmth of analog. Although some will claim there still is a subtle difference, most people who are pounding the floor at the clubs listening to your track could care less what synths were used.